I would probably read about travel and do some additional research about traveling. I really enjoy Asia and was in Vietnam last year. I like to explore new places.

What's your schedule like outside the office?

During the week, I often have evening events related to work. Typically, I eat a little late at night and have a tendency to just eat popcorn for dinner. Later, I try and get five hours of sleep and fit in a workout routine.

What's your favorite escape from the pressures of the workplace?

Travel - not just to places similar to California, but as far as possible. It's a great way to decompress. I'm a huge football fan. I root for the 49ers.

I think she's working to change the culture of a company, and I think she's bringing her own expertise to the table in a really relevant way.

What is a mistake you've made in your career, and how did you recover from it?

There was a time when I was CEO of California Bankers Association and didn't move someone high up enough who had technical skills but no emotional intelligence skills. I didn't move fast enough in changing that situation, so that was one of my biggest mistakes.

At what moments have you been the most or least aware of your role as a woman in a male-dominated industry?

This is slightly outside of banking, but when I was chair of Bay Area Council, a public policy organization, I was the first woman to chair the organization in a group of 20 to 25 CEOs. When I was named the chair, they announced the fact that I was the first female CEO in 60 years. I couldn't believe that.

When we are in strategy or brainstorming sessions internally, that's an environment, particularly at the bank, where gender doesn't play a role.

One of the things I've developed over time in developing women as leaders is I've gotten senior women in California to meet three times a year. Because I do travel down the state a lot, I do see that women leaders in the Bay Area have a good sense of camaraderie. Other regions also have camaraderie, but because they are so spread out and big, sometimes that's harder to do.